1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 Penn Quakers Penn Quakers logo.svg 150 Ivy League Ivy 17–12 11–3 Bob Weinhauer 3rd The Palestra Ivy League champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bob Weinhauer, the Quakers played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia. A year after reaching the Final Four, Penn again finished as Ivy League champions by defeating co-champion Princeton in a play-in game to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Mideast region, the Quakers defeated No. 5 seed Washington State in the opening round, before losing to No. 4 seed Duke in the second round. Roster 1981 Penn Quakers y Paul Little 11 F 6 5 Fr y basketball Bob Weinhauer Schedule December 4 yes yes Wake Forest 58–88 0–1 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC December 7 yes yes Davidson 62–71 0–2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC December 8 yes yes Oklahoma 76–91 0–3 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC December 11 yes Duke 56–70 0–4 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 15 yes Navy 69–54 1–4 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 22 yes yes Saints Francis 68–52 2–4 Maurice Stokes Athletic Center Loretto, Pennsylvania January 5 Princeton 58–42 3–4 1–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 8 yes Temple 59–46 4–4 1–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 11 Brown 64–47 5–4 2–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 12 Yale 84–64 6–4 3–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 16 yes yes Virginia 39–69 6–5 3–0 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia January 19 yes Villanova 51–65 6–6 3–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 23 yes Saint Joseph's 56–60 6–7 3–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 26 yes Richmond 84–78 7–7 3–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 1 Cornell 75–50 8–7 4–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 2 Columbia 62–57 9–7 5–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 8 yes Dartmouth 51–46 10–7 6–0 Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH February 9 yes Harvard 88–79 11–7 7–0 Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, Massachusetts February 12 yes La Salle 73–80 11–8 7–0 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 15 yes Yale 73–68 12–8 8–0 Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT February 16 yes Brown 58–71 12–9 8–1 Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI February 22 Harvard 84–73 13–9 9–1 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 23 Dartmouth 84–50 14–9 10–1 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 26 yes Princeton 69–70 14–10 10–2 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ February 29 yes Columbia 51–55 14–11 10–3 Levien Gymnasium Manhattan, NY March 1 yes Cornell 67–46 15–11 11–3 Barton Hall Ithaca, NY March 3 yes Princeton Ivy League Play-in game 50–49 16–11 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 6 yes yes Washington State NCAA Tournament • First Round 62–55 17–11 12–3 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana March 9 yes yes Duke NCAA Tournament • Second Round 42–52 17–12 12–3 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pennsylvania/1980-schedule.html 1979–80 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com References Category:Penn Quakers men's basketball seasons Penn Penn Category:1979 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1980 in sports in Pennsylvania